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Colleges and universities in and near Benson

Didcot Sixth Form College is 6.5 miles from Benson

No college sits inside the town; Didcot Sixth Form College is 6.5 miles away in Didcot. 4 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students, against 8 across England.

Within 15 miles
8
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
6.5 mi
Didcot Sixth Form College
Full-time students
4%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
6.5 mi
Didcot Sixth Form College
Nearest university
10.7 mi
Oxford Brookes University
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Benson

Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.

A further education college 6.5 miles awayDidcot Sixth Form College’s campus is in Didcot.Few students: 4% of residents 16+Against 8% across England (Census 2021).
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Benson

8 within 15 miles: 4 universities, 4 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miDidcot Sixth Form CollAbingdon and Witney CoThe Henley CollegeOxford Brookes UniversReadingBenson
UniversityFurther education college
Didcot Sixth Form CollegeFurther education college · 6.5 mi · Didcot—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Abingdon and Witney CollegeFurther education college · 9 mi · Abingdon-on-Thames—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
The Henley CollegeFurther education college · 10.1 mi · Henley-on-Thames—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Oxford Brookes UniversityUniversity · 10.7 mi · Oxford16,900students (Wikidata, 2019)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Ruskin CollegeUniversity · 11.3 mi · Oxford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of OxfordUniversity · 11.5 mi · Oxford19,791students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of ReadingUniversity · 13.9 mi · Reading—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Berkshire College of AgricultureFurther education college · 14.4 mi · Berkshire College of Agriculture—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Benson

Is Benson a university town?

No. 4 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Benson?

Didcot Sixth Form College (6.5 mi); Abingdon and Witney College (9 mi); The Henley College (10.1 mi); Oxford Brookes University (10.7 mi, 16,900 students); Ruskin College (11.3 mi); University of Oxford (11.5 mi, 19,791 students).

Where can you study after 16 near Benson?

Didcot Sixth Form College, 6.5 miles away in Didcot, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

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Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Benson. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

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